La Blogotheque

La Blogotheque is a French website that showcases hundreds of great indie musicians. These artists do what La Blogotheque calls concert a emporter or, alternatively, a "take away show". Meaning that, instead of having the usual concert up on stage, these artists roam around the cities and play in the streets, in restaurants, in apartment flats, or just anywhere. This ingenious idea is the brainchild of Vincent Moon, who wanted to give concerts an entirely new way.

The podcasts are absolutely amazing. Musicians that were really just faces with music attached before suddenly seem real when you watch these. The rawness of the videos, minus the small bit of editing that polishes them off, helps you see the musicians more as the people they really are. It's fascinating to watch. The podcasts include some of my favorite artists, such as The Shins, Beirut, Vampire Weekend, Andrew Bird, Sufjan Stevens and many more awesome bands. If you like indie music, this is definitely the site for you.

http://www.blogotheque.net/-Concerts-a-emporter-

-Holly

Mazeophobia: A Blog

Mazeophobia- the fear of getting lost.

Quite an oxymoron, really. I am so easily lost in art; yet being lost is the thing I hate the most. One could argue that being 'lost in art' and being physically lost are two entirely different things. Is there really a difference, though?

My name is Holly. My passion is art in all it's forms, whether it's music, painting, or literature. My mission is to share that passion with you. I know that not all of you will like my style. And that's okay with me. The key thing is sharing something that I love with as many people as I can, whether they like it or not.

So, basically, this is out of love. The love of art and the love of people. Enjoy.

-Holly